Earlier this month, the Young Professionals Council (YPC) welcomed Daniel K. Fitzpatrick, President of Citizens’ Mid-Atlantic Region, to the Chamber for the latest Meet the C-Suite event. Around 50 young professionals joined a conversation moderated by Jacob Strasser, Public Affairs Coordinator at Citizens. 

Wiley Corlett, Coordinator, Partnerships and Member Experience at the Chamber, opened the evening by reminding the room that every accomplished leader was once a young professional asking the same questions about their career and opportunities. For Fitzpatrick, getting answers to those questions started close to home. 

A Northeast Philadelphia native, Fitzpatrick said every career […]

The Young Professionals Council just wrapped its FY26 year, and the numbers tell the story of a year bustling with opportunity. YPC held 12 events, welcomed 248 new members, and saw 1,148 total registrants across programming spanning 115 industries. 

That included 4 networking events, 3 Professional Development sessions, 2 Meet the C-Suite forums, YPC Unplugged with City Council President Kenyatta Johnson, and YPC Know the Board Chair. Members heard directly from regional leaders like John Middleton and Stan Middleman of the Philadelphia Phillies, Chris Franklin of Essential Utilities, and Villanova School of Business’s Flannery Stevens, and connected with […]